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These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Holt Marvell

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These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – vi loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand steady chords.

These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FmiiF Ab C
2Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
3EbIEb G Bb
4CmviC Eb G

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)

Does the sheet music for These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)?

The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm (ii – V7 – I – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.